Question for His Mikness and others: what do you think of the idea of doing an alternative Goat layout that basically mimics the way a Finn is built? IOW, full length side decks at sheer height, with buoyancy under them, and no other tanks.
My thinking is that a/ this works really well on Finns and b/ it is stiff and strong and c/ it enables excellent capsize recovery for performance sailing and d/ it makes hiking out very comfortable for any number of crew.
Although some people will prefer the "traditional" layout, others might prefer something like this. TBH one of the things I have always thought when looking at the Goat is that it looks like "gunnel bum" waiting to happen. Anyone who has done long periods of hiking has probably learned to dread "gunnel bum". Offhand, I'm guessing that the more "performance sailing oriented" layout could be done at close to the same weight and labour as the "traditional" layout.
Thoughts?
My thinking is that a/ this works really well on Finns and b/ it is stiff and strong and c/ it enables excellent capsize recovery for performance sailing and d/ it makes hiking out very comfortable for any number of crew.
Although some people will prefer the "traditional" layout, others might prefer something like this. TBH one of the things I have always thought when looking at the Goat is that it looks like "gunnel bum" waiting to happen. Anyone who has done long periods of hiking has probably learned to dread "gunnel bum". Offhand, I'm guessing that the more "performance sailing oriented" layout could be done at close to the same weight and labour as the "traditional" layout.
Thoughts?
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